[Woodcarver] Crazy Carver

[Tom Clarke]

Maura,

     Not picking, just setting record straight. That line is George 
Peppard's.
Don't remember his characters name but he was the boss.

Tom (nj)  ;--)
who sympathizes, why didn't you figure out some way to stamp
the scales ???

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> You know what my definition of a crazy carver is?  Hand scaling a 5 

> foot, almost 50 lb, hand carved codfish using a few #9 chisels and a 

> heavy mallet.  While you are eating your hotdog's and macaroni salad, 

> I am hard at work doing this tedious labor as my deadline approaches 

> at the end of next week.  Please eat a hamburger(make that a 

> cheeseburger) for me and keep me in your thoughts.  I will either be 

> completely insane or dead by the time I am done the scales(and right 

> now I can't decide which would be the better outcome).  But my fish 

> will be magnificent I think it will definitely outlive me.  It is 

> going to a four star hotel up in Cape Cod.  After the scaling is 

> finished I will be cutting and carving the 5 top and bottom fins, 

> doing a little clean-up and sanding and then it is on to the painting 

> and antiquing.  To quote Mr. T, "I love it when a plan comes 

> together".  I am so happy that after weeks of gluing-up, hacking away 

> with large chisels and a 30 oz mallet and lots of hand carving, it 

> actually looks like what it is supposed to!

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> Maura

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